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The Masters

Painters, illuminators, calligraphers and makers — from ancient Thebes to the Ottoman Nakkaşhane, Safavid Tabriz, Mughal Lahore and the modern age.

Maqamat of al-Hariri — public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Yahya al-Wasitifl. 1237, Baghdad
Maqamat of al-Hariri — public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Yahya al-Wasitifl. 1237, Baghdad
Maqamat of al-Hariri — public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Yahya al-Wasitifl. 1237, Baghdad
Maqamat of al-Hariri — public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Yahya al-Wasitifl. 1237, Baghdad
Maqamat of al-Hariri — public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Yahya al-Wasitifl. 1237, Baghdad
Nastaliq calligraphy, Yahya al-Hussaini, 1309 AH — Yahya Dowlatabadi
Yahya Dowlatabadi1863–1939 · Iranian calligrapher, politician, poet and writer
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Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti1300–1300 · 13th-century Iraqi-Arab painter and calligrapher
Overcoat [Екслибрис] — Yakar, Gullu
Yakar, Gullu
Yakov Belopolsky
Yakov Belopolsky1916–1993 · Russian architect (1916–1993)
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Yakov Chernikhov1889–1951 · Russian architect, Soviet artist (1889-1951)
Yakov Kapkov
Yakov Kapkov1816–1854 · Russian painter (1816-1854)
Cucumber and Eggplants — Yamada Dōan
Yamada DōanYamada Dōan (Japanese, d. 1571)
Hotei — Yamada Dōan I
Yamada Dōan IYamada Dōan I (Juntei) (Japanese, d. 1573)
Weizheng Riding on an Ox — Yamaguchi Sekkei
Yamaguchi Sekkei1648–1732 · Japanese artist
Plums, Bamboo, and Orchid — Yamamoto Baiitsu
Yamamoto Baiitsu1783–1856 · Japanese painter (1783-1856)
Fisherman — Yamamoto Kanae
Yamamoto KanaeYamamoto Kanae (Japanese, 1882–1946)
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Yamamoto Soken? · Japanese artist
Young Woman Dressing — Yamamoto Yoshinobu
Yamamoto YoshinobuJapanese painter
Yamantaka Eye
Yamantaka Eye1964 · Japanese singer
Yamaoka Tesshū
Yamaoka Tesshū1836–1888 · Samurai of the Bakumatsu period (1836–1888)
Buffalo and Boy in Autumnal Landscape — Yan Ciping
Yan CipingSong dynasty Chinese painter (CBDB = 52145)
The Lantern Night Excursion of Zhong Kui — Yan Hui
Yan HuiYan Hui was a professional painter skilled in painting landscapes,…
Yan Liben
Yan Liben600–673 · Tang dynasty painter (c. 600-673)
Yan Zhenqing
Yan Zhenqing709–785 · Chinese calligrapher (709-785)
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Yan Zhitui531–591 · Chinese artist-scholar (531–591)
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Yana Toboso1984 · Japanese manga artist (born 1984)
Woman by a Plum Tree Matched with the Wisteria Maiden (from a series of women compared to figures from Otsu paintings) — Yanagawa Shigenobu
Yanagawa Shigenobu1787–1832 · Japanese artist
No. 3: Silent Flower (Mono iwanu hana), from the series "A Comparison of Flowers (Hana awase)" — Yanagawa Shigenobu II
Yanagawa Shigenobu II1820–1859 · Japanese artist (1820–1859)
Yanagi Sōetsu
Yanagi Sōetsu1889–1961 · Japanese philosopher (1889-1961)
Yanar Mohammed
Yanar Mohammed1960–2026 · Iraqi feminist and women's rights activist (1960–2026)
Bird Sleeping on a Plum Tree — Yang Ki-hun
Yang Ki-hunYang Ki-hun (Seuk-Eun) (Korean, 1843–1919?)
“Guleng” Teapot — Yang Pengnian
Yang PengnianYang Pengnian, Potter — Chinese, active early 19th century —…
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Yang Weizhen1296–1370 · Chinese artist (1296-1370)
On Happiness, Calligraphy in Seal Script Style (zhuanshu) — Yang Yisun
Yang Yisun1813–1881 · Qing dynasty person CBDB = 76776 (1813–1881)
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Yangnyeong1394–1462 · Korean prince (1394-1462)
Krishna and Radha, National Museum, New Delhi — Yann
Yann
Sage Sukdeva narrating the story of Krishna to Raja Parikshata, National Museum, New Delhi — Yann (talk)
Yann (talk)
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Yann Arthus-Bertrand1946 · French photographer (born 1946)
Yann Goulet
Yann Goulet1914–1999 · Breton nationalist and World War II Nazi collaborationist…
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Yanni Pounartzis1968
Yannis Behrakis
Yannis Behrakis1960–2019 · Greek photographer (1960–2019)
Yannis Kounellis
Yannis Kounellis1936–2017 · Greek painter, sculptor and professor of arts (1936–2017)
Yannis Tsarouchis
Yannis Tsarouchis1910–1989 · Greek painter (1910-1989)
Yannoulis Chalepas
Yannoulis Chalepas1851–1938 · Greek sculptor (1851–1938)
Yao Guang Xiao
Yao Guang Xiao1335–1418 · Ming dynasty person CBDB = 35140 (1335–1418)
Famous Scenes of Yandang Mountain — Yao Kuang
Yao KuangYao Kuang 姚匡 — Chinese, active 17th century
Ghosts — Yao Luan
Yao Luanpainter
Pillars of the Country — Yao Shou
Yao Shou1422–1495 · Painter (1423-1495)
Leisure Enough to Spare — Yao Tingmei
Yao TingmeiChinese artist
Two pages of Quran by Yaqut al-Musta'simi.TIEM 507 — Yaqut al-Musta’simi
Yaqut al-Musta’simi1250–1298 · Calligrapher and secretary of the last Abbasid caliph
Hajj Directions — Yāqūt al-Mustaʻṣimī, died 1299?
Yāqūt al-Mustaʻṣimī, died 1299?
Page from a Qur'an manuscript copied by Yaqut al-Musta'simi (Islamic Museum, ms. 4277) — Yaqut al-Mustasimi
Yaqut al-Mustasimi
Begging Bowl — Yar Muhammad
Yar Muhammad
Gran cuvee Blanc de blanc — Yari Muzzolon
Yari Muzzolon
An illuminated panel in Nastaliq script, Signed by Yari-al-Bokhari, 959 AH — Yari-al-Bokhari
Yari-al-Bokhari
Kiz ve Kus [Екслибирс] — Yasar, Kubra
Yasar, Kubra
New Year’s Sake — Yashima Gakutei
Yashima Gakutei1786–1868 · Japanese Ukiyo-e artist, fiction writer, and comic tanka…
Yasmeen Lari
Yasmeen Lari1942 · Pakistani architect
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Yasmeena Ali1993 · Afghan pornographic actress
Yasmin Lee
Yasmin Lee1983 · American pornographic actress

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